Shockwave Therapy
Non- Invasive treatment option to resolve long term tendon pain
- Achilles tendon Pain
- Heel Pain ( Plantar Fascia)
- Jumper's Knee ( Patella tendon)
- Painful Shoulder tendon ( Rotator Cuff)
No matter the injury, you want to be back on track as quickly as possible, and that is one of the reasons musculoskeletal injuries such as tendon or muscle problems can be so frustrating. They can take the longest time to heal, leaving you unable to train, or with constant pain in daily life. But now there is a non-invasive solution that can deliver exceptional results in a much faster timescale.
Dublin Shockwave Therapy offers immediate pain relief and a faster route to positive clinical outcomes. By reducing recovery time, it gets you back to activity quicker than ever before.
Shockwave Therapy is:
A non-invasive treatment, shockwave therapy uses soundwave impulses that are directed into the damaged tissue using a compressor.
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, or ESWT, offers exceptional treatment for musculoskeletal injuries, such as those in tendons and muscles. These injuries often cause ongoing pain in daily life, and ESWT offers a non-invasive alternative to the use of anti-inflammatory medicines traditionally used as pain relief in these situations.
Helps the Body Heal Itself
Shock Wave Therapy seeks to make use of the body’s own healing processes to deliver fast pain relief and quick recovery, and it does this in a number of ways.
The sound waves used during the treatment increase the permeability of cell walls, stimulate the microcirculation of blood and lymph cells and releases Substance P Neurotransmitter, which is responsible for pain mitigation.
How does it Heal injured tissues
Healing of the damaged tissue is achieved by:
- New blood vessel formation for faster healing
- Remodeling of injured tendons that have not healed properly
- Reduced pain by breaking down inflammatory markers
- Breaks down small, calcified deposits in chronically painful tendons
- Dispersion of bitter chemicals such as substance P
- Release of trigger points in muscles
What can shock wave therapy help with?
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Rotator cuff tendon
- Plantar fasciitis
- Chronic plantar fasciitis
- Patellar tendinopathy
- Shoulder Tendon pain
- Calcific tendinitis
- lateral epicondylitis (Golfers Elbow)
- Gluteal tendon pain
- Chronic Trigger point pain
- Running overload injuries
Frequently asked questions
What is the cost of Shockwave Therapy
How many Shockwave Therapy Sessions with I require
Are there any risks with shockwave therapy
How tendon get injured?
- Too much load, walking or running to far.
- Not enough rest – walking or running very frequently.
- Too much too soon – increased running or walking distance too quickly.
- Over time our natural tendon elastic recoil (Spring) reduces leaving it suceptible to injury.
How do I know if my tendon is sore?
- Painful and stiff in the morning.
- Loosens up at the beginning of exercises.
- Painful in the hours after exercises or the next day.
- Pain getting progressively worse.
Common reasons why your rehab has failed in the past
- Has not healed correctly, or settled down enough to start to heal
- Is not strong enough
- Wrong exercises
- Not enough time doing exercises or doing exercise wrong
- Exercises not heavy enough – tendon like to be strengthened with heavy weights.
- Not address other compensatory issues away from area of pain.